pale pink, or almost white in colour, and very soon changes to a
deep rose-colour. Seeds well.—Hab. S. Africa.
84. H . s p e c io s u s , Ait.—Large single red Hibiscus, cultivated,
rather rare. Alt. 8-8. Bot. Mag. 360.—Hab. 1ST. America.
Malvastrum, A. Glr.
85. M . t r i c u s p i d a t u m , A. Glr.—Yery small yellow-flowered
Hibiscus-like plant, growing wild amongst the rocks on the road leading
to Lemon Talley. C. -3. A common tropical weed.
Malva, Linn.
86. M . s y l v e s t r i s , Linn.—Small pink-flowering Mallow, grows
wild, and is common. M. Alt. 2 to 3.—Distr. Temp, regions of N .
Hemisphere.
87. M. p a r v i f lo r a , W.—Very small pink-flowered Mallow.
Grows wild, and is common generally about fields, roadsides, &c.
Alt. 3’8.—Hab. Mediterranean region.
Paritium, St. Hil.
88. P. tiliaceum, St. Hil.— A small shrubby tree, about twelve
feet high, with large, single, pale yellow flowers; growing between
the Civil and the Military Hospitals, on the low land in Jamestown;
commonly called the Gamboge Tree in St. Helena; one tree only.
Widely dispersed in tropical countries.
89. P. elatum, Don.—Recently introduced from the Royal
Gardens at Kew.
Sida, Linn.
90. S. c o r d i f o l ia , Linn.—A very small pale yellow-flowered Hibiscus,
that grows wild amongst the rocks on Rupert’s Hill and
other warm lowland situations. C. Alt. 14 .—Hab. Tropics generally
and Cape of Good Hope.
91. S . a c u t a , Burm.—A small Hibiscus-like p lan t; both this
and the following species are said by Roxburgh to grow in the
Island.
92. S. m i c r o p h y l l a , Cav.
93. S . r h o m b i f o l ia , Linn.—Small yellow-flowered Hibiscus, that
grows wild in the field above Oaklands, and also near The Briars
Pavilion. M.—Hab. India.